Covered Soup Tureen
Maker
Paul Storr
(English, 1771-1884)
CultureEnglish
Date1811-1812
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 11 in. (31.8 x 34.3 x 27.9 cm)
InscribedCover (78.87.1B, 78.87.2B, struck on base of finial/partially on flange for .2B): King's head (duty mark); Lion passant (sterling standard); PS (maker's mark). Tureen (78.87.1A, 78.87.2A, struck on foot rim): PS (maker's mark); Lion passant (sterling standard); Leopard head crowned (London assay); Roman capital Q (date letter for 1811-1812).
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number78.87.1
Not on view
DescriptionOne of a pair of covered soup tureens. The unusual elephant-head finials resting on a coronet suggest that these tureens were quite possibly made for an Englishman who had served his country in India. The engraved coat of arms on each tureen has not been identified, however.Exhibition History"Treasures for the Table: Silver from the Chrysler Museum," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, June 15 - Aug. 6, 1989; R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA, Sept. 30 - Nov. 25, 1989; Columbia Museum, Columbia, SC, Dec. 16, 1989 - Feb. 10, 1990; The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA, March 10 - May 5, 1990; Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Museum of Art, Utica, NY, June 2 - July 28, 1990; Huntington Galleries, Huntington, WV, Aug. 25 - Oct. 20, 1990; Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GA, Nov. 17, 1990 - Jan. 12, 1991; The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL, Feb. 15 - March 17, 1991. (Exhib. cat. no. 9). Published ReferencesMark Clark, "Silver Treasures for the Table," The Chrysler Museum BULLETIN, Vol. 19, No. 6 (June 1989), ill.p. 3. Essays by David Revere McFadden, entries by Mark A. Clark. TREASURES FOR THE TABLE: SILVER FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM. Hudson Hills Press, New York, In Assocation with The American Federation of Arts and The Chrysler Museum. 1989: pp. 54-55, no. 9.
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